[mythtv-users] Can myth DVD output 7.1 audio?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jan 16, 2008, at 6:55 AM, Chuck Needham wrote:

> I'm hoping that Myth will upmix my 2 channel audio over the digital  
> coax
> to 5.1 (with content for the subwoofer) to get around having to set
> specific functions for each source (CD/Video/TV, etc) I would select
> from the myth box, as I do now with each attached device. And when I
> upgrade to 7.1 later, I want it to play equally nice.
>
>
> Do I have any hope?
>
> Chuck

It's being worked on right now. There is some code in SVN to allow  
this. You'll have to take a look there if you don't want to wait for  
it to make it into a release. But yes, there is hope. :)